

Writing
Edwin Justus Mayer
- Titles
- 33movies
- Career
Active from 1927 to 1945, busiest in 1933 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
To Be or Not to Be79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.6
- Romance6.3average 3.8
- Warfare3.6average 1.2
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
- Tech & Humanity0.6, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 4
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Melodrama 2
- Star-Crossed Lovers 2
- Sharp Dialogue 2
- Moral Conflict 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- VVictor MilnerCinematographerThe Song of Songs, So Red the Rose, The Buccaneer, Till We Meet Again
Alison SkipworthActorThe Song of Songs, Here Is My Heart, Tonight Is Ours
Fredric MarchActorMerrily We Go to Hell, The Buccaneer, Tonight Is Ours
Akim TamiroffActorDesire, Here Is My Heart, The Buccaneer
Lionel AtwillActorTo Be or Not to Be, The Song of Songs, Till We Meet Again
Reginald OwenActorThey Met in Bombay, Here Is My Heart
William FrawleyActorDesire, Here Is My Heart
Robert CummingsActorSo Red the Rose, Rio
Mikhail RasumnyActorA Royal Scandal, Masquerade in Mexico
Marlene DietrichActorDesire, The Song of Songs
Basil RathboneActorRio, The Lady of Scandal
Roland YoungActorHere Is My Heart, The Unholy Night
Movies and TV shows
331950s
1 title Β· average score 64
64
The Buccaneer (1958)
Script
1940s
5 titles Β· average score 71

A Royal Scandal (1945)
Screenplay
79
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Screenplay
69
They Met in Bombay (1941)
Screenplay
66
Underground (1941)
Story
1930s
23 titles Β· average score 61
56
Rio (1939)
Screenplay

Exile Express (1939)
Writer
65
The Buccaneer (1938)
Screenplay
69
Desire (1936)
Screenplay
64
So Red the Rose (1935)
Writer

Tonight Is Ours (1933)
Writer
66
Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)
Screenplay
62
Wild Girl (1932)
Screenplay
47
Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931)
Screenplay
59
Romance (1930)
Screenplay
54
The Lady of Scandal (1930)
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